![]() Stuck in an international limbo since its Japanese release in 1997- a year which, on the strength of this, Takeshi Kitano's Hana Bi and Shohei Imamura's Unagi, was later dubbed The Year Of The Japanese Film Phoenix' - Princess Mononoke finally arrives on these shores minus a theatrical release and with rather less of a bang. And, chances are, you've never even heard of it. Hell, Disney were so impressed, they bought the entire output of the studio that made it, Studio Ghibli, for worldwide distribution. And it's been described as one of the best animated films ever. Its English dub was written by cult comic scribe, Neil Gaiman. It stars the vocal talents of a superb ensemble cast (see above). ![]() to set an all-time Japanese box office record. It cost $20 million to make, took $50 million in its first 12 days on domestic release, eventually grossed $157 million, and, in doing so, overtook E.T.
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